Jean-Georges Étienne (Étienne)
Siry
Male
France
1882-11-13
Saint-Cloud, France
1918-02-06
Bois de Fosses, Verdun, France
Étienne Siry, as he was known, studied in Paris before becoming a foreign exchange broker. He also spent some time in Ragaz, Switzerland, and was ranked among the best ten international players in 1906, based on results from tournaments held in Germany. In 1911, he married Denise Marie Madeleine Worth, known as Colette, sister of fellow lawn tennis players Jacques and Jean Worth. During World War One, Étienne Siry served as captain with a Battalion of Chasseurs à Pied, a type of light infantry unit. He was mortally wounded on the frontline in Bois de Fosses, Verdun, early in the morning of 6 February 1918. Knowing he was about to die, his only worry was that the German enemy might not be defeated. He passed away in the ambulance that had come to take him to hospital. He was subsequently awarded the Croix de Guerre (War Cross) and made a Knight of the Legion of Honour.
1900 - 1913
1
13
6
1901 - Championships of Bonn (Amateur)
Semifinals
Marcel Porée 1 *
Étienne Siry
8-6
2-6
6-2
Semifinals
Étienne Siry 1 *
George Chudleigh Hampton
6-1
6-4
Final
Peter Hicks 1 *
Étienne Siry
5-7
6-2
5-7
6-0
7-5
Round 1
Étienne Siry 1 *
Heinrich Kleinschroth
6-4
6-1
Round 2
Étienne Siry 1 *
Paul Lepercq
?
Quarterfinals
Étienne Siry 1 *
E.E. Tatham
6-2
6-0
Semifinals
E. Morris Hall 1 *
Étienne Siry
2-6
6-4
6-2
Semifinals
Étienne Siry 1 *
Fritz Magnus
6-0
6-4
Final
Armand Charles Simon 1 *
Étienne Siry
6-4
6-4
0-6
0-6
6-2
Round 2
Charles Meunier-Surcouf 1 *
Étienne Siry
6-4
1-6
9-7
Round 1
R.P. Jenkins 1 *
Étienne Siry
6-4
5-7
6-1
6-8
6-2
Final
Étienne Siry 1 *
Mr. Evans
?
Final
Max Decugis 1 *
Étienne Siry
?